坡
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slope; CL:個|个[ge4]; sloping; slanted
Formation & memory
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Words with 坡
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新加坡国立大学 | National University of Singapore | |
| 新加坡人 | Singaporean person; Singaporean | |
| 沙坡头区 | Shapotou, a district of Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia | |
| 坡头区 | Potou, a district of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 走下坡路 | to go downhill; to decline; to slump | |
| 西坡拉 | Zipporah, wife of Moses | |
| 东坡区 | Dongpo, a district of Meishan City 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 上坡路 | uphill road; slope up; fig. upward trend; progress | |
| 下坡路 | downhill road; (fig.) downhill path | |
| 新加坡 | Singapore | |
| 埃德加·爱伦·坡 | Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American poet and novelist | |
| 沙坡头 | see 沙坡頭區|沙坡头区[Sha1 po1 tou2 Qu1] | |
| 九龙坡区 | Jiulongpo, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 走下坡 | (fig.) to decline; to deteriorate; to go downhill | |
| 东坡肉 | stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 | |
| 苏东坡 | Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligraphe… | |
| 坡县 | (slang) Singapore | |
| 山坡 | hillside | |
| 坡国 | (coll.) Singapore | |
| 坡头 | see 坡頭區|坡头区[Po1 tou2 Qu1] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 皮 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮 sound part | skin, hide, fur, feathers | |
| 波 | waves, ripples, breakers; undulations | |
| 破 | to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy | |
| 被 | bedding; a passive particle meaning "by" | |
| 彼 | that, those, the other | |
| 玻 | glass | |
| 疲 | weak, tired, exhausted | |
| 颇 | rather, quite; partial, biased | |
| 陂 | dam, embankment; reservoir | |
| 簸 | dustpan; to winnow, to toss | |
| 跛 | lame | |
| 帔 | cape, robe, skirt | |
| 铍 | beryllium |